e34 touring suspention

[carl1962]

hi all my e34 touring has self leveling suspention i was wondering if this can be replaced with say normal springs and shocks from a 525 td thanks

[dave_s13]

Why? Is there somethhing wrong with it? Handy thing to have IME.

[carl1962]

yes one of my pipes is leaking and one shock i was advised to do away with it as it can cost more than the car is worth plus i want it lowerd

[dave_s13]

Shouldn't be too hard to replace a leaky pipe and if a rear shock is worth more than your car then it must be a bit of a shed??

I had both rear air damper thingies fail on my previous E39 and they were really very easy to replace, the pipework didn't look complicated either when I was riumaging around in the boot.

Your best bet is to ask on one of the dedicated BMW forums. bmwland or bimmerforums.co.uk are busy ones.

[carl1962]

the car is no shed but once you start with the system its on going once it starts to go or so im told its one of the last 540 tourings made

[matt21]

i can agree wholeheartedly.

one of my pipes sprung a leak. car seemed to drive ok but as the fluid for the SLS and the power steering were the same I started losing PAS fluid aswell.

So we cut off and blanked off the pipes, drained the system, fitted normal springs and shocks and hey presto.

i was quoted 1k for a full new rear suspension system. our manual job cost around 250 and it drives just as it should.

[carl1962]

THANKS MATT21 WHITCH MODEL DID YOU TAKE YOUR SHOCKS OFF DID YOU BUY YOUR BLANKING OFF KIT FROM THE USA IF NOT HOW DID YOU BLANK IT OF THANKS CARL

[matt21]

carl1962 said:

THANKS MATT21 WHITCH MODEL DID YOU TAKE YOUR SHOCKS OFF DID YOU BUY YOUR BLANKING OFF KIT FROM THE USA IF NOT HOW DID YOU BLANK IT OF THANKS CARL

just bought new shocks from GSF. pretty cheap.

didnt bother with a blanking off kit, didnt see the point! Just cable tied up old pipes and put new ones in to keep the circuit for the PAS fluid

[carl1962]

thanks for your help matt chers carl